Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban male in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban male was 95.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
95.8%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
53rd
of 108 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1992
All-time low
90.5%
in 2005
Years of data
33
1970–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Spain, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 95.8% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Spain peaked at 100.0% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 90.5%, in 2005.
Spain ranks 53rd of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban male in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 99.4% | — |
| 1981 | 99.7% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 90.8% | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 90.5% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 90.7% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 91.0% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 91.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 91.1% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 91.7% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 91.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 92.2% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 98.8% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 93.1% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 93.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 93.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 94.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 95.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 95.3% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 95.8% | +0.6% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 95.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.6%, 96% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Spain's 95.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.7%, 96% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99.4% | 99.4% | 99.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 93.9% | 90.5% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 93.7% | 91.7% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 95.0% | 95.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.71 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.76 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,203 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 37,817 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 570,954 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 538,977 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Spain?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Spain was 95.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1992.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.5% in 2005.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Spain ranks 53rd out of 108 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release